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robapel4 asked in Yahoo ProductsYahoo Answers · 9 years ago

Do you like the new rating system for the answers to questions?

Before the rating system was either good or bad. It was accurate because there are many people that deserve to have a bad rating.

This system now you can say it was helpful, informative, amusing, or that you agree. But those are all positives and no negatives. Why do we need negatives?

1. People can be wrong. OK I know many questions are opinion based but I answer ones that deal in facts and if somebody answers one and is wrong they NEED to receive a negative rating for being wrong.

2. Some people are just jerks. Even if they are right some people can simply be nasty. Even if they are not mean enough to get into trouble by reporting their answer they still deserve a bad rating for being a wanker.

3. Then you have those that don't answer the question at all. Yes, I know that we can and should report these people. I do. But before I report them I give them a big fat thumbs down.

Well at least I use to give negative ratings for those three reasons. Now I cannot. I can only give a good one or nothing. How stupid is this?

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  • bugsie
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    It is extremely stupid! If it is not changed soon I won't bother with it any more. Yahoo has gone down hill since I signed up in 2006 or 7.

    I have better places on the web to be, Yahoo is just habit, but habits can be broken.

  • 4 years ago

    nO i DONT think of SO,yet i think of this methodology is open to the cheats who for some unusual reason basically pick to be suitable dogs each and all the time.they might open up different debts and /orget their acquaintances to ask questions for trouble-free solutions to spice up their rankings,they dont incredibly make contributions something to Yahoo solutions do they,I even have stopped giving any marks to such people now,wasters

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